Liberty and Co. A rare pewter and enamel rectangular cigarette box

Liberty and Co. A rare pewter and enamel rectangular cigarette box, circa 1905, the plaque painted with the profile of a maiden against stylised trees, stamped no. 0386 only, 6cm high, 13.5cm wide, 11cm deep. See Levi, Mervyn 'Liberty Style: The Classic Years 1898-1910' London 1986, p. 30 for an illustration of the present lot. The author notes that 'Representations of the human figure are rare in Liberty..' .